Social Reformer - Helen Prejean (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards
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Helen Prejean's identity
Helen Prejean's identity
American Catholic nun & death penalty opponent
Helen Prejean's birth date
Helen Prejean's birth date
21st April 1939
Where Helen Prejean was born
Where Helen Prejean was born
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Religious order Prejean joined at 18
Religious order Prejean joined at 18
Sisters of Saint Joseph Medaille
When Prejean moved to St. Thomas Housing Project
When Prejean moved to St. Thomas Housing Project
June 1981
First death row inmate Prejean befriended
First death row inmate Prejean befriended
Patrick Sonnier
Year Patrick Sonnier was executed
Year Patrick Sonnier was executed
1984
Number of men Prejean accompanied to execution
Number of men Prejean accompanied to execution
Six men
Prejean's famous first book
Prejean's famous first book
Dead Man Walking
Prejean's second book title
Prejean's second book title
The Death of Innocents
When Prejean led National Coalition to Abolish Death Penalty
When Prejean led National Coalition to Abolish Death Penalty
1993 to 1995
Award Prejean received in 1998
Award Prejean received in 1998
Pacem in Terris Award
% of Americans aware innocent people on death row
% of Americans aware innocent people on death row
80%
Decline in US death sentences over last 5 years
Decline in US death sentences over last 5 years
50%
Pope influenced by Prejean's film
Pope influenced by Prejean's film
Pope John Paul II